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EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS
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Dr. Ellenbogen is the director of a prestigious
postgraduate fellowship program in advanced
aesthetic surgery. Plastic surgeons from
all over the world come to be taught by
him.
COLLEGE:
University of Florida AA 1963 with Honors
MEDICAL SCHOOL:
University of Miami, School of Medicine
Graduated 1968 Degree: Medicine
RESEARCH MEDICAL SCHOOL:
The Prenatal Determination of Fetal Sex
Using Maternal Blood Through Chromosome
Analysis, 1966
SURGICAL INTERNSHIP:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx,
New York
7/1/68 - 6/30/69
GENERAL SURGERY RESIDENCY:
First Year - General Surgery Albert Einstein
College of Medicine Bronx, New York 7/1/68
- 6/30/69
Second & Third Year - General Surgery
Beth Israel Medical Center, Division of
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of City
College of New York, 1970-1972
FELLOWSHIP PLASTIC SURGERY:
Red Cross Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands
Plastic Surgery
1972 - January 1973
HAND SURGERY FELLOWSHIP:
Hospital for Joint Diseases Mount Sinai
School of Medicine New York City, 1/1/73
- 7/7/73
RESIDENCY: PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE
SURGERY:
Nassau County Medical Center of State
University of New York 1973-1975
PRIVATE PRACTICE:
March 8, 1976 to present 9201 Sunset Blvd,
Suite 202 Los Angeles, CA 90069
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:
Midway Hospital
ORGANIZATIONS:
Diplomate of the National Board of Medical
Examiners, Diplomat American Board of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Member
of American Medical Association, AMA Physician
Recognition Award, Member of Los Angeles
County Medical Association, Member of
California Medical Association, Member
of Los Angeles Association of Plastic
Surgeons, Fellowship of the American College
of Surgeons, Fellowship of the International
College of Surgeons, Member of Lipoplasty
Society of North America, Member of American
Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery,
Who's Who Directory of Medical Specialists,
Member of the American Society for Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery, Member of American Society
of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons,
9th Annual Recent Advances in Aesthetic
Plastic Surgery/Endoscopic Education Endoscopic
Plastic Surgery Education Seminar, Endoscopic
Aesthetic Surgery Symposium
LICENSED:
California
LANGUAGES SPOKEN:
English, Dutch, Spanish
BIOGRAPHY
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While at the University of Florida, Richard Ellenbogen excelled in both art
and pre-med courses. He went on to graduate
from the University of Miami Medical School
in 1968. He then completed general surgery
training in New York City. To satisfy
an interest in plastic surgical correction
of birth defects, Dr. Ellenbogen traveled
to The Hague, Netherlands, where he served
a fellowship at the Red Cross Hospital.
When he returned to the United States,
Dr. Ellenbogen served a fellowship in
hand surgery at the prestigious Hospital
for Joint Diseases in New York City. During
his training in New York, he worked as
an assistant police surgeon in the South
Bronx. Dr. Ellenbogen competed his residency
at the State University of New York in
Plastic, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive
Surgery. This portrait artist-turned surgeon
found his medium and went on to become
on of LA's top plastic surgeons.
Dr. Ellenbogen moved to Los Angeles in
1975, and in 1978 he became board certified
in Plastic Surgery. His personal medical
suite was designed with state of the art
outpatient operating rooms and museum
quality antiques, which Dr. Ellenbogen
refinished himself. Since 1980, his practice
has been limited to cosmetic surgery,
but Dr. Ellenbogen still performs reconstructive
birth defects surgery and consults on
cases involving complicated reconstructive
surgery.
One of the most published and innovative
plastic surgeons, Dr. Ellenbogen has written
textbooks and scientific journal articles
on facelift, eyelid surgery, forehead
lift, breathing and cosmetic nasal surgery,
underarm breast enlargement, and liposuction
techniques, as well as research on silicone.
Many of the techniques he has helped create
are used and referred to by plastic surgeons
all over the world today.
A two time recipient of the American Medical
Association Physicians Recognition Award,
Dr. Ellenbogen is a member of the American
Society of Plastic Surgery, the American
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Society, a Fellow
of the American College of Surgeons, a
Fellow of the International College of
Surgeons, and a clinical instructor of
Plastic Surgery at the University of Southern
California. Dr. Ellenbogen keeps current
by attending and lecturing at international
conferences at least once each year.
In giving plastic surgery its proper prospective,
he sometimes views his specialty as a
way to "jumpstart people" who
would benefit by having their self-image
enhanced. Dr. Ellenbogen offers his patients
a good heart, a sense of humor, and an
artist's eye.
PHILOSOPHY
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to four factors:
First...utilization of my background and
love of art to create realism.
Secondly...I keep abreast of all procedures
performed around the world, and enjoy
adding those I deem meritorious to my
own.
Third...I try to form an understanding
of the patient's needs and desires.
Finally...I keep safety in mind at all
times to avoid complications.
After observing, evaluating and qualifying
a patient (both physically and emotionally),
I try to instill trust so that I can come
as close as possible to delivering just
what the patient expects.
"My word is very important to me.
I never promise what I can't deliver.
I have dedicated myself to the highest
standards of the Art of Plastic Surgery,
but I never forget the human element.
The goal of a plastic surgeon is to improve
a patient's self image, and I take that
responsibility very seriously. My staff
and I try to give patients a very positive
experience with as little inconvenience
and discomfort as possible. We are experienced
professionals, who strive to the highest
standards available."
-Richard Ellenbogen, M.D. |
